Nuclear robotics

The use of ground-based robotic systems for the characterisation of nuclear environments is reviewed. Almost since the dawn of the nuclear energy industry, man has somewhat inadvertently created environments in which access has been constrained primarily due to the risk posed by extreme levels of radiation exposure but also due to space constraints, and because of toxic and combustible atmospheres.

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In this paper, new tethered aerial robots including roaming tethered aerial robots (RTARs) for radioactive material sampling and stationary tethered aerial robots (STARs) for environment monitoring are proposed to meet extremely-long-endurance missions of nuclear power plants. The flight of the proposed tethered aerial robots may last for a few days or even a few months as long as the tethered cable provides continuous power.

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Nondestructive inspection (NDI) is an integral part of structural integrity analyses of dry storage casks that house spent nuclear fuel. One significant concern for the structural integrity is stress corrosion cracking in the heat-affected zone of welds in the stainless steel canister that confines the spent fuel. In situ NDI methodology for detection of stress corrosion cracking is investigated, where the inspection uses a delivery robot because of the presence of the harsh environment and geometric constrains inside the cask protecting the canister.

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The symposium was composed of many technical topics such as sensing and processing methods, data communications, modernization of I&C and control room, wireless technologies in nuclear applications, post Fukushima actions and development, system simulation technologies, robotics and automatic remote technologies, testing and maintenance, future I&C technologies for nuclear applications, cognitive systems engineering for process control.

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Tham khảo sách 'nuclear nonproliferation', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, tự động hoá phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả

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Tham khảo sách 'nuclear safety concerns with the continuing operation of soviet', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, tự động hoá phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả

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The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale.

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This document has been reproduced directly from the best available copy. Available to DOE and DOE contractors from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information. P.O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; prices available from (615) 576-8401. Available to the public from the National Technical Information Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal., Springfield, VA 22161. Order No. DE93012225 .

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LAMET UFRGS D.A. Aldrich Idaho National Engineering Laboratory EG&G Idaho, Inc. Craig E. Anderson Nuclear Energy Services Gerald L. Anderson American Gas and Chemical Company Glenn Andrews Ultra Image International Bruce Apgar DuPont NDT Systems R.A. Armistead Advanced Research and Applications Corporation Ad Asead University of Michigan at Dearborn David Atherton Queen's University Yoseph Bar-Cohen Douglas Aircraft Company McDonnell

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The advancements of the research on Mobile Robots with high degree of autonomy is possible, on one hand, due to its broad perspective of applications and, on other hand, due to the development and reduction of costs on computer, electronic and mechanic systems. Together with the research in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, this scenario currently enables the proposition of ambitious and complex robotic projects.

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One redundant characteristic of dismantling operations of nuclear facilities is the lack of exhaustive and accurate data relating to the actual state of the facilities. Most of the time the harsh working conditions (heat, dust, radiological contamination...) are rated far too severe for human workers to carry out the work. As a consequence robots are set to take over from human staff. It is necessary to use flexible, powerful and remotely-operated manipulator arms that are fitted with specially-designed processes and tools for cutting, handling and cleaning-up....

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In real-time applications, the timing requirements a re the main c onstraints a nd their mastering is the predominant factor for a ssessing the quality of service. Timing con-straints span many application a reas, suc h a s industrial plant automation, embedded systems, vehicle control, nuclear plant monitoring, scientific e xperiment guidance, robotics, multimedia audio a nd video str eam conditioning, surgical operation moni-toring, and stock exchange orders follow-up.

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Real-Time Applications Real-time applications issues In real-time applications, the timing requirements are the main constraints and their mastering is the predominant factor for assessing the quality of service. Timing constraints span many application areas, such as industrial plant automation, embedded systems, vehicle control, nuclear plant monitoring, scientific experiment guidance, robotics, multimedia audio and video stream conditioning, surgical operation monitoring, and stock exchange orders follow-up....

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